The CDC finally admitted that COVID can be treated just like the flu, and Taylor Lorenz had a predictable response.

Read more about the CDC’s decision here from the Washington Examiner:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday that it is dropping several guidelines specific to COVID-19, including the five-day isolation policy after testing positive for the virus.

These changes mark the first time that the CDC has revised its COVID-19 guidelines since 2021.

“We’re in a different situation,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen told reporters on Friday, “but we must use the tools that work to protect against respiratory viruses.”

The new guidance from the agency eliminates virus-specific protocols and replaces them with prevention strategies common among various types of respiratory infections, including influenza and RSV.

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